Dauphiné Alps — Range Barres des Écrins in early morning light, July 2006 … Wikipedia
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Alps — Alpe redirects here. For the German river, see Alpe (river). For other uses, see Alps (disambiguation). Alps Range The … Wikipedia
dauphine — /daw feen/; Fr. /doh feen /, n., pl. dauphines / feenz/; Fr. / feen /. the wife of a dauphin. Also, dauphiness. [1860 65; < F; MF dalfine, fem. of dalphin DAUPHIN] * * * Historic region and former province, southeastern France. Occupied by… … Universalium
Dauphiné — /doh fee nay /, n. a historical region and former province of SE France. * * * Historic region and former province, southeastern France. Occupied by Burgundians and later by Franks, it formed part of the Middle Kingdom of Lothar I after the… … Universalium
Alps, French — Forming an arc of 1,200 kilometers from the Gulf of Genoa to the Danube River at Vienna, the Alps are the highest and most densely settled mountain chain of Europe. Structurally, the alpine mountain system is divided into the western and… … France. A reference guide from Renaissance to the Present
ALPS, THE — the vastest mountain system in Europe; form the boundary between France, Germany, and Switzerland on the N. and W., and Italy on the S., their peaks mostly covered with perpetual snow, the highest being Mont Blanc, within the frontiers of… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
List of mountains of the Alps — This is a list of mountains of the Alps, ordered by elevation. For a list ordered by topographic prominence, see the list of Alpine peaks by prominence.{|class= wikitable sortable !Name!Range!Country!Elevation (m) Mont Blanc||Mont Blanc… … Wikipedia
Geography of the Alps — The Alps cover a large area. This article describes the delimitation of the Alps as a whole and of subdivisions of the range, follows the course of the main chain of the Alps and discusses the lakes and glaciers found in the region.The Alps form… … Wikipedia
Graian Alps — Geobox|Range name=Graian Alps image caption=Mont Blanc area, Mer de Glace in foreground country=France | country1=Italy | country2=Switzerland region=Savoie | region1=Piedmont | region2=Aosta Valley | region3=Valais parent=Alps border=Chablais… … Wikipedia
